# Uppala Padu Village, Podili, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Podili, Prakasam 

# Uppala Padu

Uppala Padu is a village in Podili sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523240**. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 732 households**, the 2nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 2,991people (2011)
- 732households
- 52.7%literacy
- 523240PIN code

## Uppala Padu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uppala Padu is 523240.** Uppala Padu falls in Podili sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523240
- Gram panchayatUppala Padu
- Community development blockPodili
- Census village code590985

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Uppala Padu from nearby towns?

- Podili (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ongole (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Uppala Padu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Uppala Padu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Podili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Podili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podli
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Uppala Padu known for?

The main crops are **red gram and tobacco**. About 41% of the 1,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Uppala Padu

Of every 100 households in Uppala Padu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uppala Padu · ■ Podili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**82%

Use banking services ****61%**

**49%

Television ****40%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Uppala Padu?

■ Uppala Padu · ■ Podili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**905

Working population ****59.8%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 41.4% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 386 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 532 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 576 (32%) · **■** Marginal 291 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Podili

- Kambhalapadu4,210 people
- Yeluru2,669 people
- Kunchepalle2,275 people
- Thalamalla2,144 people
- Sudanagunta1,819 people

[All 31 villages in Podili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/podili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uppala Padu?523240
- How far is Uppala Padu from Ongole?35 km by road
- What is the population of Uppala Padu?2,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uppala Padu in?Prakasam district (Podili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Uppala Padu?52.7% (Census 2011)
